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For decades, the world has struggled to turn sustainability promises into measurable results. Recycling programs fell short, industrial polymers went untracked, and plastics remained a liability rather than an asset. Governments set targets, and companies pledged billions, yet the frameworks were never built to succeed. The outcome was predictable: recycling rates stalled, incineration rose, and the promise of a circular economy remained aspirational. That is where SMX (Security Matters, NASDAQ:SMX) steps in, turning unfulfilled ambitions into tangible outcomes.

NEW YORK, NY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 21, 2025 / California is progressive, which in many cases can be a good thing. However, by flexing that posture, they also seldom miss a chance to make a statement or initiate a lawsuit. So when Los Angeles County went after Coca-Cola and PepsiCo for allegedly misleading consumers about plastic waste, the headlines practically wrote themselves. Two global icons, one sweeping accusation, and a familiar villain: plastic.

NEW YORK, NY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 21, 2025 / Every so often, an idea stops belonging to one company and starts belonging to the world. Proof is that idea - and SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) is the one that made it possible. At the perfect time.

NEW YORK, NY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 21, 2025 / The most dangerous plots rarely announce themselves. They do not look cinematic. They look ordinary. A server rack in an apartment. A box of SIM cards that could pass through customs without a glance. A router that looks identical to the ones millions already own. That is the camouflage of modern conflict: weapons that hide in plain sight until they scale fast enough to cripple everything around them.

NEW YORK, NY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 21, 2025 / For decades, world leaders, regulators, and corporate executives have gathered in hotel ballrooms and convention centers to pledge their commitment to sustainability and safety. There have been meetings, conferences, conventions - more than anyone can count. And yet, the result has been a hollow cycle: glossy declarations, polished promises, and very little that consumers can actually believe.

NEW YORK, NY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 21, 2025 / Every online purchase starts with trust. Buyers believe in photos, sellers count on reputation, and platforms lean on perception. For twenty years, that fragile faith has powered the global eCommerce economy. But visual verification has limits, and counterfeiters have learned to exploit every one of them. Today, even trained authenticators can be fooled by high-quality replicas.

NEW YORK, NY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 21, 2025 / Every generation learns the lesson too late. Pearl Harbor was struck at dawn, and within three hours America was at war. 9/11 took only minutes to unfold, yet it reshaped two decades of global security and conflict. The warning signs were visible, but ignored until it was too late. That is the brutal rhythm of history: attacks that appear isolated in the moment ultimately rewrite the course of the world.

NEW YORK, NY, IE / ACCESS Newswire / October 21, 2025 / SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:SMX; SMXWW) (the "Company"), today announced that the reverse stock split of the Company's ordinary shares will begin trading on an adjusted basis giving effect to the reverse stock split on October 23, 2025 under the existing ticker symbol "SMX". The new CUSIP number of the Company's ordinary shares will be G8267K182 and the new ISIN code will be IE000UPDVNX9.

NEW YORK, NY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 21, 2025 / At Utah's White Mesa Mill, the air hums with acid and ambition. Massive sacks of monazite ore-each heavier than a car-sit in tight formation like munitions for an unseen war. Inside lies the lifeblood of modern civilization: rare-earth elements that power fighter jets, smartphones, wind turbines, and EVs alike.

NEW YORK, NY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 20, 2025 / At Utah's White Mesa Mill, the smell of acid and ambition hangs in the air. Giant bags of monazite ore, each weighing more than a car, are stacked like silent weapons. Inside them sits the quiet fuel of the modern world, rare-earth elements that power everything from fighter jets and smartphones to wind turbines and electric cars.

NEW YORK, NY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 16, 2025 / Every online transaction begins with faith. Buyers believe what they see, sellers rely on reputation, and platforms depend on perception. For two decades, that faith has been the foundation of e-commerce. But faith has limits. Visual verification can only go so far, and counterfeiters have long learned to stay one step ahead of human detection. They have gotten so good, in fact, that even experts are now often fooled.

NEW YORK, NY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 15, 2025 / In e-commerce, trust is the ultimate currency. Buyers crave it. Sellers depend on it. Platforms across the industry have built empires on it. But as counterfeits evolve faster than human eyes can spot them, visual verification has finally reached its limit.

NEW YORK, NY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 15, 2025 / Global fashion brands require a single, essential ingredient to thrive: trust. Trust that its product is genuine, trust that the craftsmanship is authentic, and trust that the values behind the brand align with the ones it promotes. From Paris ateliers to fast-fashion retailers, every label's reputation depends on that same promise of quality, consistency, and credibility.

NEW YORK, NY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 15, 2025 / Global fashion brands require a single, essential ingredient to thrive: trust. Trust that its product is genuine, trust that the craftsmanship is authentic, and trust that the values behind the brand align with the ones it promotes. From Paris ateliers to fast-fashion retailers, every label's reputation depends on that same promise of quality, consistency, and credibility.

NEW YORK, NY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 14, 2025 / For years, sustainability felt like an invitation-only club - the kind where entry required a government pass, a corporate seat, or a billion-dollar fund. Carbon credits, ESG portfolios, and recycled-material initiatives were sold as democratizing tools. In practice, they built walls instead of bridges: opaque systems with complex ratings, insider access, and limited participation for everyday investors.

NEW YORK, NY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 14, 2025 / Every major cultural shift starts the same way: someone not just saying, but proving what the rest only promised. That's exactly what happened when Rolling Stone jumped into the sustainability conversation and dropped a headline that hit like a verdict: "Plastic promises are dead and proof is the new flex."

NEW YORK, NY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 14, 2025 / The global plastics industry isn't pocket change - it's an $824 billion arena, and it's long overdue for proof. Not about the polymers themselves, but about whether sustainability and recycling efforts are actually what companies say they are. The world's patience for pledges has expired. Investors, regulators, and consumers want data - verifiable, tamper-proof data.

NEW YORK, NY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 13, 2025 / Fashion has always been sold on trust. A logo on a handbag or a label on a jacket once guaranteed authenticity. Consumers believed the brand, retailers vouched for the quality, and the entire industry ran on faith. But counterfeiters have spent decades dismantling that trust, flooding the market with knockoffs that look authentic but carry none of the value. The damage is staggering, measured in billions each year and compounded by greenwashing campaigns that stretch sustainability promises to the breaking point.

NEW YORK, NY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 13, 2025 / Behind every sustainability promise, there's a question few technologies have been able to answer: Can you prove it?

NEW YORK, NY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 9, 2025 / The plastics market is enormous - an $824 billion global economy in constant motion, producing everything from packaging to automotive parts. But within that mountain of material lies a $50 billion recycling segment that holds the key to a more sustainable future. The challenge of using that key has always centered around trust. Can recycled content truly meet the same standards as virgin plastic? And can it scale into regulated categories like food packaging, where safety and compliance leave no room for error?

NEW YORK, NY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 9, 2025 / It started quietly - a few headlines, a few countries, a few brands trying to track what happens after a product's life ends. But behind those headlines, a much larger story has been taking shape. A new economy is emerging, one that doesn't run on speculation or sentiment, but on verification. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) is building it, molecule by molecule.

NEW YORK, NY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 9, 2025 / For decades, global conferences have promised to transform recycling and sustainability into real economic systems. They spoke of "markets for recycled content," "value chains for safety," and "circular economies that pay for themselves." The words were polished, the presentations inspiring. But when the lights dimmed and the delegates went home, nothing resembling a real market ever materialized. Recycling rates stalled, fire safety claims kept failing, and those pesky under-the-radar plastics were still written off as waste.

NEW YORK, NY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 9, 2025 / When mainstream, business, and lifestyle media all start telling the same story, it usually means something's shifted.

NEW YORK, NY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 8, 2025 / Culture always catches up to innovation. And when Rolling Stone is among those spotlighting the change, you can bet that its going mainstream sooner rather than later. This time, the culture content provider sang a tune about recycling, saying "plastic promises are dead and proof is the new flex". When it's written in Rolling Stone, the message reads as more than just another sustainability story. It's a generational pivot.

NEW YORK, NY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / October 8, 2025 / Every so often, culture catches up to innovation - and Rolling Stone was first to say it out loud. When a publication built on spotting the next big thing declares that plastic promises are dead and proof is the new flex, it's not just another sustainability story. It's a generational pivot. From there, USA Today, The Straits Times, Morning Honey, OPIS, and The Los Angeles Tribune joined the chorus, each showing how SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) is turning the circular economy into something the world can finally verify. And profit from.